Erin West, a Santa Clara deputy district attorney, is known in crypto law-enforcement circles for raising awareness on the scams and helping victims get their money back.
Fortress to sell Sogo & Seibu assets to Japan retailer for $2bn
TOKYO -- U.S.-based Fortress Investment Group will sell assets from Sogo & Seibu for nearly 300 billion yen ($2.06 billion) after acquiring the Japanese department store operator, Nikkei has learned, ...
Japan finance minister offers no clues on intervention as yen weakens
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that currencies should be set by markets although sudden moves are undesirable, while signalling no clear ...
Japan Finance Minister Says Currencies Should Be Set by Markets
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that currencies should be set by markets although sudden moves are undesirable, offering no clues on intervening in the ...
On This Day: Great Kantō earthquake kills 143,000 in Japan
On Sept. 1, 1923, an earthquake struck Yokohama, Japan. The so-called Great Kantō earthquake killed an estimated 143,000 people. ( read original story ...)
Japan marks 100 years since the devastating Great Kanto Quake, with disaster drills nationwide
Japan's prime minister has staged a televised a disaster drill in which he declared a fictional state of emergency based on a real-life earthquake that devastated the capital region a century ago. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Opens a PR Site “#Tokyo Tokyo BASE” in Terminal 3 of Haneda International Airport!
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government on August 9, 2023 opened a Tokyo Brand PR site "#Tokyo Tokyo BASE" in Terminal 3 of Haneda International Airport, Tokyo and Japan’s gateway to the sky. At "#Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquakes: Tokyo has lived on the brink of the ‘Big One’ – for a century
A hundred years ago today, Tokyo was flattened. The Great Kanto Earthquake, a magnitude 7.9 event, demolished the nascent Japanese capital, killing more than 100,000 people — some 3 percent of the ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., South Korea, Japan sanction North Korea’s weapons development program
The United States, South Korea and Japan have unleashed punitive measures targeting North Korea's illegal weapons development program in the wake of the reclusive Kim regime's second failed launch of ... ( read original story ...)
USD/JPY traces corrective bounce in yields to aim for 146.00 on downbeat Japan data ahead of US NFP
USD/JPY refreshes intraday high to 145.70 as it pares the first weekly loss in five on the US NFP day. Apart from the pre-data consolidation, the Yen pair also justifies the downbeat Japan data, as ...
Japan Capex Growth Slows Amid Fears of China’s Slowdown, Tame Consumption
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese companies raised spending on plants and equipment in April-June but the pace of annual gains slowed to the lowest in five quarters, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said on ...
Japan unveils defense budget, seeking F-35s, frigates, hypersonics
The Defense Ministry submitted a request for $52.9 billion to the Finance Ministry for the coming fiscal year, which starts April 1, 2024.
Japan capex growth weakens with companies wary about China slowdown
JAPANESE companies increased spending on plants and equipment in April-June but the pace of annual gain was the lowest in five quarters, reflecting concern about a slowing growth in China and the ...
Japan is preparing for a massive earthquake
Quakes of this size could “challenge the survival of Japan as a state” and send economic shock waves around the globe, says Fukuwa Nobuo of Nagoya University. After the next Tokyo quake, recovering ... ( read original story ...)
Japan holds major disaster drill on centenary of Great Kanto Earthquake
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has urged people to act to protect their lives in a mock news conference for a national disaster drill on the centenary of the Great Kanto Earthquake. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Has Lived on the Brink of the ‘Big One’ – for a Century
A hundred years ago today, Tokyo was flattened. The Great Kanto Earthquake, a magnitude 7.9 event, demolished the nascent Japanese capital, killing more than 100,000 people — some 3% of the city’s ... ( read original story ...)